January 2004 Archives
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People
Ana Marie Cox
Writer and editor Ana Marie Cox on her new life covering D.C. gossip, the steam-punk culture of National Geographic, and who she’d pick for a steamy weekend in the country: Leon Wieseltier or the first daughters.
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Birnbaum v.
Rafael Campo
Understanding ourselves better may be the key to getting better. A conversation with writer and physician Rafael Campo on the role literature and expression play in the healing process, and what’s being done about it.
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Personalities
Letters from Edinburgh: A Calm Uncharacteristic
In the fourth installment of her letters from Scotland, our writer, who is living in Edinburgh for a year, visits Italy, where she marvels at people and architecture, and can never seem to elude those church bells.
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Gallery
Martha’s Big Day
The city loves a big trial, especially when a big name is under the spotlight. Our favorite artist Danny Gregory spent a day at Martha Stewart’s public trial and sent us some drawings from the courthouse.
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Personalities
Bright Nights, Big Mountains
The Sundance Film Festival may have a hard time maintaining its indie credibility, but as a magnet for celebrities there is little doubt about its powers. After a few days of film in Park City,our writer looks back.
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The Non-Expert
IKEA
Experts answer what they know. The Non-Expert answers anything. This week we show you how to survive the five treacherous worlds of IKEA. Don’t forget your REKYL!
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Stories
Happy Endings
With today’s final taping of Friends, fans across the country wonder what’s in store for TV’s six pals. Will Rachel and Ross finally find romance? Will Joey’s career take off? Our writer is ready with spoilers for the final episode in May.
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Birnbaum v.
Henry Petroski
The next time your imperfect car breaks down perfectly, remember, someone designed it that way. Our man in N.H. talks to author and former engineer Henry Petroski about the effects of design in our lives.
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Letters From the Editor
Living the Lifetime
What better way to spend a long winter weekend inside, terrified to leave your home because your snow boots still haven’t arrived in the mail and your front sidewalk...
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Listening
Suede, Dog Man Star Live at the I.C.A.
Though not an official release, last September’s shows in London were so spectacular that they deserve to be. Until these tracks are tacked onto a box set or some-such,...
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Stories
The Way of Nigella
What Jamie Oliver does for young ladies with his pestle, Nigella Lawson does for men who love a summer’s plump tomatoes. But, as Pitchaya Sudbanthad explains, what Lawson does with monkeys is a whole different story.
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Reader Letters
They Did Bang, Actually
I would recommend that you leave old news on the site on a link because many students have to do reports on things like that and it is very difficult...
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The Non-Expert
All the President’s Martians
Experts answer what they know. The Non-Expert answers anything. This week we look into the recent hoopla over Mars, with an explanation for Dub-Dub’s motives in space.
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Letters From the Editor
Things Recently Learned, as Told in the Second Person
1) Laptops are not supposed to smell like cabbage. When your dining table is both the only counter in your miniscule kitchen and also your desk (this twin purpose forced by...
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Opinions
This Year, It’s Gonna Be Different
Perhaps the only joy in making new year’s resolutions is the variety of ice cream flavors it takes to break them.
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Stories
Progress Reports: Fourth Quarter 2003
The Institute of Improbable Research has the means to make the impossible happen. From losing a loser’s viriginity to building the best coach in the world, JOHN WARNER has their year-end results.
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Listening
Lying in States, Most Every Night
The debut LP from this Chicago quintet reveals a band with more than a fair share of ability tucked under its wing. And all over Most Every Night they use...
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New York, New York
Too Little, Too Soon
The plan for the Sept. 11 memorial at the World Trade Center site is nearly finished, but what good is a design competition when we’re still trying to decipher the meaning of the event?
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Opinions
Is Illiteracy So Bad?
When people can’t explain global warming or mad cow disease, perhaps they should look at a less than obvious scourge: the dreaded literacy plague.
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The Non-Expert
Dear Santa
Experts answer what they know. The Non-Expert answers anything. This week we answer a late, incoherent letter to Santa Claus that was mistakenly delivered to our offices.
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New York, New York
Talking Dirty With the Gray Lady
We all knew she was smart and provocative, but can she be sexy? Learning a thing or two about vernacular and innuendo on a steamy night out with the paper of record.
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Birnbaum v.
Jonathan Lethem
The dead may know Brooklyn, but it’s the living who make it. Author Jonathan Lethem talks about his new book, how to handle savage reviews, and the process of remembering his hometown from far away.
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Listening
Belle and Sebastian, Dear Catastrophe Waitress
One could be forgiven for missing out on Dear Catastrophe Waitress. After all, it seemed Belle and Sebastian’s star had set for good; their last formal effort (disregarding the 2002...
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Personalities
Letters from Edinburgh: London Calling
In the third installment of her letters from Scotland, our writer, who is living in Edinburgh for a year, visits London, where she fights crowds and considers looting the British Museum.
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Letters From the Editor
Holiday Thanks
Of all the great gifts I received over the holidays, many of the best didn’t arrive wrapped in colorful paper, or inside cards with weird Christmas-y sexual innuendo (‘Mrs....
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Gallery
Seeds for the Pen
The city is always ours, and rarely itself, when there are as many New Yorks as New Yorkers. A gallery of images from the sketchbooks of subway-rider Witold Riedel, and a look into his thoughts on drawing.